Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

धर्म उवाच । नमः क्षीराब्धिवासाय नमः पर्यंकशायिने । नमः शंकरसंस्पृष्टदिव्यपादाय विष्णवे

Transliteration

dharma uvāca | namaḥ kṣīrābdhivāsāya namaḥ paryaṃkaśāyine | namaḥ śaṃkarasaṃspṛṣṭadivyapādāya viṣṇave

Translation

ധർമ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ക്ഷീരസമുദ്രത്തിൽ വസിക്കുന്ന പ്രഭുവേ, നമസ്കാരം; ശയ്യയിൽ ശയിക്കുന്നവനേ, നമസ്കാരം. ശങ്കരൻ സ്പർശിച്ച ദിവ്യപാദങ്ങളുള്ള വിഷ്ണുവേ, നമസ്കാരം.

Word by Word

• dharmaḥ: Dharma
• dharmaḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (धर्म प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable interjection; dative-governing: ‘salutation to’)

• kṣīra-abdhi-vāsāya: to the dweller in the Milk Ocean
• kṣīra-abdhi-vāsāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣīra (क्षीर) + abdhi (अब्दि) + vāsa (वास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (क्षीराब्धौ वासः यस्य/one dwelling in the Milk-ocean); पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutation particle)

• paryaṃka-śāyine: to the one reclining on a couch
• paryaṃka-śāyine: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paryaṃka (पर्यङ्क) + śāyin (शायिन्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पर्यङ्के शायी/one who lies on a couch); पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutation particle)

• śaṃkara-saṃspṛṣṭa-divya-pādāya: to him whose divine feet were touched by Śaṅkara
• śaṃkara-saṃspṛṣṭa-divya-pādāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (शंकर) + saṃspṛṣṭa (संस्पृष्ट) + divya (दिव्य) + pāda (पाद)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शंकरसंस्पृष्टाः दिव्याः पादाः यस्य/whose divine feet were touched by Śaṅkara); पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• viṣṇave: to Viṣṇu
• viṣṇave: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (विष्णु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

Speaker

Dharma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dharma personified stands with folded hands, praising Viṣṇu reclining on Ananta in the Ocean of Milk; Śaṅkara bows and touches/adores Viṣṇu’s feet, emphasizing Hari-Hara unity.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Viṣṇu
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Kṣīrābdhi (Ocean of Milk)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest devotion is expressed as humble salutations to the Lord, recognizing His cosmic abode and supreme sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The hymn occurs within Ayodhyā Māhātmya; the verse itself focuses on Viṣṇu’s cosmic forms rather than a single tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti and namaskāra (salutatory worship) are exemplified through repeated “namaḥ”.